The Question:
Are Summoners killed on sight in Ustalav?
The Details:
The group I'm in is about to start the Carrion Crown AP, the PC's so far are a Dwarven Cleric, Human(might play Dhampir) Witch, Dhampir Inquisitor, Human Paladin, and maybe a Human Summoner. However, the DM insists that summoners are killed on sight in Ustalav. To quote him:
“The module/players guide specifically says summoners are going to have a really hard time. The town you will be spending a lot of time in is very insular. They are libel to burn you at the stake for having an eidolon. Like I said you can play what you want. But when the villagers burn you at the stake you'll get no sympathy from me. The fact that the summoner is the only class with such a strong warning in the first paragraph should tell you something.”
I don’t get that at all from the Player’s Guide. The points I tried to make were that the Player’s Guide wouldn’t recommend skills and offer suggestions on how to incorporate them into the story if playing one was instant death. Also I can't see Paizo writing an AP that excluded a single base class while still making recommendations for the players who choose that class. He argued that the moment I cast a summoning spell the villagers would kill me. Also, he told one of the other players that if I played a summoner the whole party could be killed by the villagers.
Am I on crazy pills? Are Summoners kill on sight in Ustalav?